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While the temperature plunged to an all-time low for this year’s winter season—10℉, not counting the wind chill factor—and the stock market shot up a staggering 323 points on the Dow Jones, our good neighbors from the Costa Rica Tourism Ministry came to New York City to launch their Save the Americans campaign. The rescue victims are the overworked American worker and the rescue cure is—you guessed it: come relax in Costa Rica.

Le Meridien Charlotte, a Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide property, recently re-opened after a multi-million dollar renovation.

We've picked five top getaways in North America to add to your clients' 2015 resolutions list under "places to see and things to do."

Acapulco, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and Taxco—three distinct cities on the forefront of Mexico’s tourism initiative aimed to entice travelers to where the sun always shines.

While it was once an also-ran in the North American tourism biz, this French department is suddenly seeing an uptick in arrivals from North America.

There is something special about the new Delano Las Vegas.

Conferences aboard cruise ships are enticing attendees to join in the education (...and umm, fun).

Many of us who focus on Latin America look forward to TravelMart LatinAmerica (TMLA), an annual gathering of Central and South America buyers and sellers of travel products and services. Held in Salta, Argentina this year, the 3-day marathon of business meetings gave all attendees a chance to find out what’s trendy, what’s hot or not, and what’s new among Latin America travel destinations.

With more than 800 weekly flights to Colombia, this South American country is without a doubt one of the hottest spots to visit. In the last few years, the country has caught the attention of 19 airlines that now offer flights to Colombia from all over the world, and interest continues to grow.

From the new Linq hotel to the fab Cromwell, we've got the dish on Las Vegas.

Often seen as a sleepy town geared toward senior citizens, St. Petersburg (Florida, that is) is stepping up its game.

My rule: It is better to book a standard room in an outstanding resort than to book the best room in a mid-market resort. And I’m always right—except when I’m not. Which brings us to the Melia Caribe Tropical in Bavaro, Dominican Republic.

When Sandals’ chairman Butch Stewart, and CEO Adam Stewart, cut the ribbon for their newest property on April 29, they declared that their goal had been to create a more luxurious experience than they’d done at any previous Sandals resort. They’ve succeeded.

Tourism to Colombia, Latin America’s growing travel hotspot, is breaking record after record as the country experiences an influx of international travelers.

Travelers are wild about African safaris, exploring this rugged continent while viewing wildlife—sounds very rustic, but actually it's quite luxurious as these three new accommodations illustrate.

Ok, so Colombia might not have gone on to the Semifinals at the World Cup in Brazil (although Colombians must still be celebrating following yesterday’s Brazil massacre), but this country is winning big in tourism.

There are two types of people in this world - those who want to kick back and relax while on vacation and those who want to keep their exercise and daily diet routine while also kicking back. For your health-conscious clients, Palace Resorts offers Wellness Suites at Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort.

At Expotur 2014, the annual Costa Rica travel marketplace held every May in San Jose, delegates came away with one important message: While visitor numbers are approaching the 2.5 million mark, Costa Rica has lost none of its vim and vigor in actively re-enforcing its role as a leader in sustainable ecotourism.

Last year, Israel celebrated 65 years of independence, yet for some 4,000 years, Israel has been the goal of travelers from far and near: pilgrims, crusaders, conquerors and wanderers have all made their way to its shores.

As Viking River Cruises debuts its (many) Longships this year in France, we got a first look at its new Chateaux, Rivers & Wine tour through the Bordeaux region on board the Viking Forseti for a taste of much more than wine—although that certainly was a highlight.